Northam administration cuts off hospitals’ supply of COVID-19 vaccine

The Perils of Editing History

‘Secret force’ comprising Tibetans gets award for operation against China in Ladakh

WHO advisor: COVID-19 pandemic likely started via lab leak

China risks a Himalayan water war with India

The German foundation “for environmental protection” will absorb the heat of U.S. sanctions such as freezing assets, as it does not have commercial plans beyond the pipeline. As a result, the real stakeholders will be unharmed – at least in theory. This operation’s success will largely depend on the Biden administration’s willingness to sanction Germany over Nord Stream 2.

Hundreds arrested after riots in 10 cities in the Netherlands

Bad man is gone so everything is all right.

Saudi Arabia Is On The Brink Of Losing Control Of Oil Markets

The New Domestic War on Terror is Coming

WaPo Caught Stealth Editing 2019 Story About Kamala Harris Mocking Prisoners Begging for Food and Water

ABC’s ‘This Week’ edits out Schumer’s unfortunate Trump gaffe on Senate floor

This was known for a long time and reported by the wrong outlets. But know that things have changed in Washington, the right people can say it as well. Critics have widely asserted that the CDC fumbled key decisions during the coronavirus scourge because then-President Donald Trump and his administration meddled in the agency’s operations and muzzled internal experts. The matter is now the subject of a congressional inquiry. Yet Reuters has found new evidence that the CDC’s response to the pandemic also was marred by actions – or inaction – by the agency’s career scientists and frontline staff.

I wounder how many issues this applies to (assuming the results hold up). NSAIDs might exacerbate or suppress COVID-19 depending on timing, mouse study suggests

One giant issue is ignored in this essay and that is that people keep going to these places voluntarily. Gulf slave society

Will Biden Lift Sanctions On Venezuela?

How the QAnon Cult Stormed the Capitol

How Wolves Are Driving Down Mountain Lion Populations

Cases of the flu are so low this winter that the CDC hasn’t provided estimates.

Biden Signs Divisive Transgender Executive Order

OH, GOSH:

Gov. Noem never shut down South Dakota. Their unemployment rate just dropped to 3.0%. That’s lower than it was BEFORE the pandemic.

California ranks last in administering vaccine doses,

3 Harmful Consequences of Biden Killing the Keystone XL Pipeline

Blinken warns Nile Dam talks could ‘boil over’

Slouching Toward Post-Journalism

‘Exercise protein’ doubles running capacity, restores function and extends healthy lifespans in older mice

Demographically speaking, this is also worse because it is young people dying from this. 699 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco last year compared to 235 from COVID-19

I have been wondering about this one. In the Last House Race Undecided, the Republican Leads by 29 Votes

Federal minimum wage of $15?

In pure technical terms, this is the best writing you are likely to read all week. Still Alive

What Covid tests can we trust?

We Will Get to Herd Immunity in 2021…One Way or Another

Paralyzed mice walk again after cytokine treatment

Iran Tests Carrier-Killing Missile, Suicide Drones (and Other Insights from Exercise “Great Prophet 15”)

Russia is constructing a coastal base at an undisclosed location for its Poseidon unmanned underwater “doomsday nuke,” hoping to extend the drones’ lifespan with better maintenance and storage, Izvestia reported. These fall into the category of things I wish did not exist.

Rogue antibodies could be driving severe COVID-19

Inside California’s colossal container-ship traffic jam

Central Bank Machinations with No Exit: ECB Leaks New Thingy, It’s Doing Yield Spread Control

2020 Saw Unprecedented Murder Spike In Major U.S. Cities

Politico Is No Longer Covering Up Biden’s Cognitive Decline

Brave browser takes step toward enabling a decentralized web

Local History: VENGEANCE IN THE VALLEYS I and VENGEANCE IN THE VALLEYS II

Perhaps It’s Time to Start Worrying About Italy Again

This is your captain screaming

I was not going to post on this topic because it is so silly but it is getting out of control.

Everything is so fake. They want guys out there with rifles so everyone will feel scared but they don’t want to give them ammo.

The Hacker Who Archived Parler Explains How She Did It (and What Comes Next)

France says Iran is building nuclear weapon capacity, urgent to revive agreement

The doctor who denied COVID-19 was leaked from a lab had this major bias

Another eleventh-century medieval Chinese coin found in England

A Troubling New Pattern Among the Coronavirus Variants

The author traveled to the province with visions of helping lead a rural “Spring Awakening.” Once there, she found herself competing with a far more compelling teacher: Douyin.

The Great Digital Escape

Did Twitter or Facebook Censor Your Content? You Might Be Able to Sue in One State.